News : Compliance

Auditing, Compliance, In-house assets

ASIC check crucial for IHA compliance

ASIC register in-house assets Related party Auditor SMSF

To avoid running into in-house asset issues, auditors should review company details held on the ASIC register to determine if an SMSF is dealing with a related party when conducting a transaction.

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Administration, ATO, Compliance, Contributions

Contribution return window narrow for over 75s

ATO Contribution SIS Act SMSF

SMSFs receiving contributions from members aged over 75 will likely have to return them and should be aware the timeframes within which to act are very limited.

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Auditing, Compliance, Investments

Don’t judge investment strategy

Investment strategy Auditors Judgement

An SMSF auditor’s role is to observe the compliance characteristics of an investment strategy and not assess its appropriateness for the fund members.

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Administration, Compliance, Pensions

Beware excess TBC tax trap

Transfer balance cap Excess transfer balance cap Notional earnings Retirement phase Commutation Pension

Exceeding the personal transfer balance cap will raise an additional tax liability for trustees when they intend to take a pension income stream.

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Compliance, Education, financial advice

Adviser exam pass rate improves

ASIC Financial adviser exam

There has been a slight improvement in the number of candidates passing the most recent financial adviser exam overseen by ASIC.

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Compliance, Contributions, Pensions

Caps only barrier to pension

Non-concessional contribution Pension Total superannuation balance Contribution cap

A contribution being succeeded by a pension in short order is allowable with the only barrier to the former being the relevant caps that may apply.

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ATO, Compliance, Contributions

Take action on excess contributions

ATO Non-concessional contributions Excess concessional contribution Contribution caps

Trustees making a concessional contribution over the cap limit could face tax and compliance issues if they take no action to withdraw it from the fund.

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ASIC, Compliance, SMSF

Macquarie fined over SMSF fees

ASIC SMSF Macquarie Bank Federal Court Unauthorised fees Ross Hopkins Cash management accounts

Macquarie Bank has been ordered to pay $10 million in fines after failing to prevent unauthorised fee transactions from its clients’ SMSF accounts by a third party.

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ATO, Compliance, SMSF

ATO issues illegal access fact sheet

ATO SMSF Illegal early access Illegal early release Fact sheet

The ATO has issued a fact sheet to remind SMSF trustees not to use the services of people promoting access to superannuation before they are eligible to withdraw it.

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Auditing, Compliance, Property

Fraud risk with short-term rentals

Airbnb Audit Short-term rental Fraud SMSF Lease agreement Part A qualification Fraud risk statement

SMSFs holding property to be rented out on platforms such as Airbnb pose a particular type of compliance risk auditors must note.

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